Northeast Regional Higher Education Neurodiversity Coalition Conference

Improving educational and professional outcomes for neurodivergent engineering students

This conference is both timely and relevant. The neurodiverse population is increasing, while students have lower academic performance and higher college dropout and underemployment rates.

Join Together to Make a Dierence

• Increase your understanding of neurodiversity
• Learn trends in neurodiversity employment
• Understand best practices for neuroinclusive pedagogy and curriculum
• Gain knowledge to create a neuroinclusive workplace and campus
• Explore and share best practices with a community of higher education and industry professionals

Who Should Attend
First-year engineering faculty, deans, department chairs, teaching faculty, research assistants, academic and career advisors, DEI professionals, employers, and other college and workforce professionals.

Featured Keynote Speaker
John Elder Robison, a well-known author of Switched On: A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Intelligence, Look Me in the Eye, Be Dierent, and Raising Cubby, which details his life with Asperger syndrome. He’s a leading voice for autism and neurodiversity, imploring audiences to nd strengths where others see weaknesses based on societal standards.

Learn More and Register
https://coe.northeastern.edu/nehenc.

Presented in partnership by Northeastern University, University of Connecticut, and the University of Rhode Island